The PTA would like to congratulate the students and thank the parents/guardians of Pilot Knob STEM Magnet School for a successful and inspiring 1st annual, school-wide Read-a-Thon.

In total, PK students read 164,869 minutes and raised a total of $9,200 during October.

On Tuesday, Nov. 12 students celebrated their hard work, with many kids participating in activities or receiving the prizes they earned throughout the month.

Prizes included an art class with local author/illustrator Gary Harbo, video games in the Game Truck and more.

This was the first year that the PTA held a Read-a-Thon fundraiser. This event replaced the pizza, cookie dough and wrapping paper sales done in the past because of its academic connection and how it promoted reading across all grades.